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The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team rider Kyle Wyman continued his domination of the 2025 Mission King of the Baggers road racing series, setting a new lap record to lead qualifying, and winning the Mission Challenge, and both races in a double-header race weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, Calif. His #33 race-prepared Harley-Davidson® Road Glide® motorcycle has carried Wyman to six victories and in eight King of the Baggers races this season, and a massive 76-point lead in the series standings.

Wyman set the pace for the King of the Baggers field with a new track record lap time of 1:27.524 on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Laguna Seca course to claim pole position in the Saturday qualifying session. Wyman also won the three-lap Mission Challenge dash for cash by 1.741 seconds over Factory Indian rider Loris Baz.

At the start of the 8-lap King of the Baggers main event on Saturday, Wyman and RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Hayden Gillim led the field, with Gillim passing Wyman for the lead at Turn 7 of the first lap. On the second lap the race was stopped for oil on the track after Gillim’s motorcycle had a mechanical issue. On the restart, Wyman charged off the line and opened a gap of 0.50 seconds over Baz, Factory Indian rider Troy Herfoss, and RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Rocco Landers. Teammates Baz and Herfoss battled for second position with Landers lurking just behind. On the final lap Herfoss attempted to pass Baz in the Corkscrew Turn and ran wide, allowing Landers past to take third position. Wyman crossed the finish line 2.059 seconds clear of Baz, with Landers, claiming his first podium finish of the season, just 0.083 seconds back in third place.

On Sunday, Wyman led off the start only to be passed by Gillim in Turn 2. Herfoss and Baz trailed close behind the leaders. On lap 4, Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory rider Bradley Smith charged into the mix. Baz and Smith traded positions several times before Smith and Baz both ran off the track on lap five. In the closing laps, Gillim and Wyman had a 3.0-second lead over Landers, who moved up to third place when Smith and Baz went off track. On the closing lap, Gillim suddenly lost power as he and Wyman descended the Corkscrew Turn and Wyman roared past to take the lead and the win by 1.449 seconds over Landers, with Indian rider Tyler O’Hara finishing third.

“Obviously (patience) played a huge role for me today,” said Wyman, who now has a record 24 victories in the King of the Baggers series. “Hayden’s been riding well all weekend. It’s such a shame for him, he deserves to be on the box probably yesterday and today. I’m just so happy for the Harley-Davidson team to be having the year we’re having. When you work hard at something, good things can happen, and you’ve got to just keep chugging.”

After 8 of 14 rounds in the 2025 MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers series, Wyman leads in series points with 186, followed by Baz with 110 points, Herfoss with 104 points, O’Hara with 86 points, Landers with 77 points, Smith with 76 points and Rispoli with 63 points.

The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team returns to action August 15-17 at the Permco MotoAmerica Superbikes at Mid-Ohio weekend at Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course in Lexington, Ohio.